Rafa Benitez
Rafa Benitez
Rafael "Rafa" Benítez Maudesis a Spanish football coach currently managing Newcastle United. He is the only manager in history to have won the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup...
difficult game games last lose lost
We lost a game we were controlling, we have to think about that. It was the last minute, so it was a disappointing day. It's always difficult to lose in the last minute. We know we have two games in hand, we know it's a long way and we have to keep going.
close future last win
We are very close and doing better than last year. We want to think about the future and not other teams. We can still win it.
beat last season win
That win last season was important for us. They know we can beat them,
advantage boy chances concentration defense four front hard last organized restrict team thinks
Pepe has an advantage because the team in front of him in defense are working so hard to restrict the chances we concede. The back four have been outstanding. They are organized and have better concentration than last season. But he is also an intelligent boy and he thinks hard about what he has to do in England.
alex coaches conference ferguson geneva last nice sir travelled
I travelled to Geneva with Sir Alex Ferguson for the UEFA coaches conference last week. He's a nice person.
defeat hard last performance worked
We worked really hard for the win...after the last performance (a 2-0 defeat at Charlton Athletic) we showed we had character.
good last second situation
This is very different from the situation last season. This is very good for us. Now we can concentrate on the second round.
fit injury last member problems season squad stay
He was unfortunate last season because he had so many injury problems, but if he can stay fit then he will be an important member of our squad this year.
five last minutes
I'm really disappointed with the last five minutes of the first half.
good
It was very good for him and important for him and the club.
few game mistakes players pointed spoke
I spoke to some players after the game and pointed out a few mistakes we made.
chances creating goal per rest scoring
Crouch is now scoring one goal per game, which is fantastic. But, most importantly, he is creating chances for other rest of the team.
best europe faces fans greatest seeing smiling
Seeing these smiling faces is the greatest pleasure. They have been magnificent all season. They have been our 12th man. I have always said our fans are the best in England. Now I know they are the best in Europe too.
five minutes needed played result win
We did all the things we needed to do to win the game. If we played five more minutes the result could have been different.